Comments on: The long tail of the Internet http://strivepr.com/2008/11/21/the-long-tail-of-the-internet/ experts in digital PR and social media Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:34:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bring on the honey | Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot http://strivepr.com/2008/11/21/the-long-tail-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-18311 Bring on the honey | Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:55:45 +0000 http://strivepr.com/?p=1041#comment-18311 [...] A 2.5 year old grievance: Blogger gets flame-grilled some something she posted over 2 years ago! [...] [...] A 2.5 year old grievance: Blogger gets flame-grilled some something she posted over 2 years ago! [...]

]]> By: sherrilynne http://strivepr.com/2008/11/21/the-long-tail-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-18285 sherrilynne Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:20:29 +0000 http://strivepr.com/?p=1041#comment-18285 Doesn't it though! Doesn’t it though!

]]> By: Chris Edwards http://strivepr.com/2008/11/21/the-long-tail-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-18284 Chris Edwards Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:09:40 +0000 http://strivepr.com/?p=1041#comment-18284 Goes to show the SEO power of blogs though, doesn't it ;-) Goes to show the SEO power of blogs though, doesn’t it ;-)

]]> By: Chris Edwards http://strivepr.com/2008/11/21/the-long-tail-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-18283 Chris Edwards Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:08:08 +0000 http://strivepr.com/?p=1041#comment-18283 No problem. I was going to say in the original comment, take the comment down if it's a problem but I forgot. The four-Xs seem to work, however. No problem. I was going to say in the original comment, take the comment down if it’s a problem but I forgot. The four-Xs seem to work, however.

]]> By: sherrilynne http://strivepr.com/2008/11/21/the-long-tail-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-18282 sherrilynne Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:57:41 +0000 http://strivepr.com/?p=1041#comment-18282 I've XXXX'd out a couple of Chris words, sorry about that. Said woman rang again last night after I published the long tail post and demanded I take it down too. Because it doesn't mention her name, her company, her client or industry I don't see how it can impact her, so I'm leaving it as is. Chris's comment gave a bit of the game away. So as I've been threatened with a law suit and I really, really don't care enough to make a point or invest any time, I've slightly altered the comment above. I apologise Chris, because I really respect you and your blog. I've never altered a comment before. I hope never to do it again. I’ve XXXX’d out a couple of Chris words, sorry about that. Said woman rang again last night after I published the long tail post and demanded I take it down too. Because it doesn’t mention her name, her company, her client or industry I don’t see how it can impact her, so I’m leaving it as is. Chris’s comment gave a bit of the game away. So as I’ve been threatened with a law suit and I really, really don’t care enough to make a point or invest any time, I’ve slightly altered the comment above. I apologise Chris, because I really respect you and your blog. I’ve never altered a comment before. I hope never to do it again.

]]> By: Chris Edwards http://strivepr.com/2008/11/21/the-long-tail-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-18281 Chris Edwards Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:44:08 +0000 http://strivepr.com/?p=1041#comment-18281 Curiosity got the better of me and I dug into the Google cache. I think you've come up against the Google effect and, if I'm right, discretion is going to be the better part of valour. At first, I thought the problem might be, from my limited experience with them, that you don't have to be mad to be a XXXX PR, but it helps. Then, it struck me that she probably didn't find the blog post herself: the client did. The post scores very well – surprisingly well – on the Google SERPS for the client and "XXXXXX". Her demeanour, as you've described it, fits someone who's either about to be fired or has been fired. With an editor's hat on, I'd leave the blog post up. I'm not a PR, obviously, but I guess if you've got clients in the same space, then I'd be inclined to take it down permanently or redact the client's name and wait for the Google cache to clear. Your site was last indexed on the 18th, so I guess by the middle of next week, that page will clear itself from Google's SERPS if not the cache. Curiosity got the better of me and I dug into the Google cache. I think you’ve come up against the Google effect and, if I’m right, discretion is going to be the better part of valour.

At first, I thought the problem might be, from my limited experience with them, that you don’t have to be mad to be a XXXX PR, but it helps. Then, it struck me that she probably didn’t find the blog post herself: the client did. The post scores very well – surprisingly well – on the Google SERPS for the client and “XXXXXX”. Her demeanour, as you’ve described it, fits someone who’s either about to be fired or has been fired.

With an editor’s hat on, I’d leave the blog post up. I’m not a PR, obviously, but I guess if you’ve got clients in the same space, then I’d be inclined to take it down permanently or redact the client’s name and wait for the Google cache to clear. Your site was last indexed on the 18th, so I guess by the middle of next week, that page will clear itself from Google’s SERPS if not the cache.

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